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Mekmek language

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Mekmek
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionEast Sepik Province
Native speakers(1,400 cited 2000 census)
Language familyYuat
  • Mekmek
Language codes
ISO 639-3mvk
Glottologmekm1240
ELPMekmek

Mekmek is a Yuat language of the East Sepik Province of Papua New Guinea. It has 1,400 total speakers, according to the 2000 Papua New Guinea census.

References

  1. Mekmek at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Palmer, Bill (2017-12-04). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. p. 226. ISBN 978-3-11-029525-2.
Languages of Papua New Guinea
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Major Indigenous
languages
Other Papuan
languages
Angan
Awin–Pa
Binanderean
Bosavi
Chimbu–Wahgi
New Ireland
Duna–Pogaya
East Kutubuan
East Strickland
Engan
Eleman
Ok–Oksapmin
Teberan
Tirio
Turama–Kikorian
Larger families
Sign languages


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